LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has set a deadline to complete all drainage projects before June and directed that work be carried out round-the-clock.
She instructed the authorities to ensure completion of sewerage and rainwater drainage projects prior to the monsoon season. Drainage projects are currently underway in Sargodha, Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujrat, Okara, Jhang, Multan, Sialkot, Jhelum, Hafizabad, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib and Rawalpindi.
It was briefed that for 15 cities, a total of 2,265 kilometres of sewerage lines and 189 kilometres of rainwater drainage pipelines would be laid. In Phase 1, 86 disposal stations and nine underground storage tanks will be constructed. Upon completion of the sewerage and drainage projects, 752 kilometres of roads would also be developed. In a special meeting chaired by the chief minister, the design of WASA complexes for 15 cities was approved. The complexes will also include hostel facilities for officers. It was further informed that ongoing projects are being monitored in real-time through a WASA dashboard and mobile application.
Instructions were also issued for WASA to initiate a large-scale desilting campaign of drains before the monsoon season.
